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Nowhere else have I grown more in my faith than in the midst of my family.

My father is the reason I am the way I am today. He's why I acted up and he's why I prayed to be the opposite of him. We made up before he died but I vowed to never raise my kids like how he raised me.

When you grow up around it, I just watched my father work really hard. He wasn't around as much as I would have liked. And when I grew up, I understood why.

My father was a man who didn't consider himself learned. He was a man who liked to be a farmer. He enjoyed his dairy farm and felt the calling. So there was a dedication. I was dedicated as a child to the service of God, and so there was this continual centering of a greater purpose than your own.

My mom had struggles. My dad had struggles. He raised me as a single parent. I rebelled and almost quit amateur boxing, but my faith in God had a lot to do with me slowly getting my life together.

I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.

I was brought up in a Christian home in Australia with a father who was very bold about his faith.

I was raised in a Christian home and, in fact, my mother led me to Christ as a youngster.

I grew up in a religious community, and like everyone, I went through a period of doubt and later made a conscious choice to embrace the faith of my childhood.

I grew up in a house full of faith, and my mother died when I was a little girl, and I found comfort in my faith.